diff --git a/src/components/PreferencesPage.vue b/src/components/PreferencesPage.vue
index 5b488802..b62172be 100644
--- a/src/components/PreferencesPage.vue
+++ b/src/components/PreferencesPage.vue
@@ -502,8 +502,8 @@ export default {
             this.selectedAuthInstance = this.getPreferenceString("auth_instance_url", this.selectedInstance);
 
             this.sponsorBlock = this.getPreferenceBoolean("sponsorblock", true);
-            if (localStorage.getItem("skipOptions") !== null) {
-                const skipOptions = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem("skipOptions"));
+            var skipOptions, skipList;
+            if ((skipOptions = this.getPreferenceJSON("skipOptions")) !== null) {
                 if (skipOptions.sponsor !== undefined) this.skipSponsor = skipOptions.sponsor;
                 if (skipOptions.intro !== undefined) this.skipIntro = skipOptions.intro;
                 if (skipOptions.outro !== undefined) this.skipOutro = skipOptions.outro;
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ export default {
                 if (skipOptions.music_offtopic !== undefined) this.skipMusicOffTopic = skipOptions.music_offtopic;
                 if (skipOptions.poi_highlight !== undefined) this.skipHighlight = skipOptions.poi_highlight;
                 if (skipOptions.filler !== undefined) this.skipFiller = skipOptions.filler;
-            } else if (localStorage.getItem("selectedSkip") !== null) {
-                var skipList = localStorage.getItem("selectedSkip").split(",");
+            } else if ((skipList = this.getPreferenceString("selectedSkip")) !== null) {
+                skipList = skipList.split(",");
                 this.skipSponsor =
                     this.skipIntro =
                     this.skipOutro =
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ export default {
             }
 
             this.showMarkers = this.getPreferenceBoolean("showMarkers", true);
-            this.minSegmentLength = Math.max(Number(localStorage.getItem("minSegmentLength")), 0);
+            this.minSegmentLength = Math.max(this.getPreferenceNumber("minSegmentLength", 0), 0);
             this.selectedTheme = this.getPreferenceString("theme", "dark");
             this.autoPlayVideo = this.getPreferenceBoolean("playerAutoPlay", true);
             this.listen = this.getPreferenceBoolean("listen", false);
diff --git a/src/components/VideoPlayer.vue b/src/components/VideoPlayer.vue
index e3dc8be9..6d1299aa 100644
--- a/src/components/VideoPlayer.vue
+++ b/src/components/VideoPlayer.vue
@@ -750,7 +750,7 @@ export default {
     },
     watch: {
         sponsors() {
-            const skipOptions = JSON.parse(this.getPreferenceString("skipOptions", "{}"));
+            const skipOptions = this.getPreferenceJSON("skipOptions", {});
             this.sponsors?.segments?.forEach(segment => {
                 const option = skipOptions[segment.category];
                 segment.autoskip = option === undefined || option === "auto";
diff --git a/src/components/WatchVideo.vue b/src/components/WatchVideo.vue
index 70680a76..24b4302f 100644
--- a/src/components/WatchVideo.vue
+++ b/src/components/WatchVideo.vue
@@ -371,9 +371,8 @@ export default {
                 "selectedSkip",
                 "sponsor,interaction,selfpromo,music_offtopic",
             ).split(",");
-            const skipOptionsJSON = localStorage.getItem("skipOptions");
-            if (skipOptionsJSON !== null) {
-                const skipOptions = JSON.parse(skipOptionsJSON);
+            const skipOptions = this.getPreferenceJSON("skipOptions");
+            if (skipOptions !== null) {
                 selectedSkip = Object.keys(skipOptions).filter(
                     k => skipOptions[k] !== undefined && skipOptions[k] !== "no",
                 );
diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index 19a037de..e27ff57b 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -162,6 +162,15 @@ const mixin = {
                 return Number(value);
             } else return defaultVal;
         },
+        getPreferenceJSON(key, defaultVal) {
+            var value;
+            if (
+                (value = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get(key)) !== null ||
+                (this.testLocalStorage && (value = localStorage.getItem(key)) !== null)
+            ) {
+                return JSON.parse(value);
+            } else return defaultVal;
+        },
         apiUrl() {
             return this.getPreferenceString("instance", "https://pipedapi.kavin.rocks");
         },